SCIENCE
Pests are hurting European forests. Climate may be a factor
A tiny, creeping menace is threatening forests across Europe. And scientists believe climate change is a big part of the problem.
Chelsea Harvey
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Chelsea Harvey covers climate science for Climatewire. She tracks the big questions being asked by researchers and explains what's known, and what needs to be, about global temperatures. Chelsea began writing about climate science in 2014. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Popular Science, Men's Journal and others.
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SCIENCE
Mountain mammals climb higher to beat the heat
The masked shrew is one of the smallest mammals in North America, just a few inches long. Yet it's recently made a gigantic jump.
ENERGY TRANSITIONS
Texas grid collapse points to looming climate tests
The power grid in Texas nearly melted down during a heat wave in 2019. Now a deep freeze is causing widespread blackouts. The whiplash crises warn of what's to come in a warming world, experts say.
SCIENCE
2 Tibetan glaciers crumbled, and the whole landscape changed
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CLIMATE IMPACTS
Deadly Himalayan flood shows perils of mountain warming
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